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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1996
Nagapattinam
Winner — 1996
G. NIZAMUDEEN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 43.7%ADMK 25.2%7 others 31.2%
Votes
46,533
43.7% share
Winning margin
19,728
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,54,116
Nagapattinam is a safe seat — G. NIZAMUDEEN won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. NIZAMUDEEN | DMK-led | 46,533 | 43.7% |
| 2 | R. JEEVANANTHAM | 26,805 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | V. MARIMUTHU | DMK-led | 20,990 | 19.7% |
| 4 | P. RAJENDREN | AIIC(T) | 9,992 | 9.4% |
| 5 | S. PUGAZHENDI | BJP | 1,578 | 1.5% |
| 6 | T. MUTHAIYAN | IND | 270 | 0.3% |
| 7 | M. KUGANANDHAM | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 8 | S. PARAMAYEE | IND | 152 | 0.1% |
| 9 | D. SANDANAM | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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166th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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171st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.7%ADMK 25.2%CPM 19.7%AIIC(T) 9.4%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.